Moonlight’s Joi McMillon Is The First Black Woman Ever Nominated For An Editing Oscar

The film is nominated in 8 categories.

Joi McMillon, editor on the Oscar-nominated film Moonlight, was herself nominated for an 2017 Academy Award for Editing, making her the first black woman ever to receive a nod in the category, The Hollywood Reporter has spotted. She is nominated for the film alongside her co-editor, Nat Sanders.